Ridge Wood Heights, FL

Census Place

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2023 Population

5,085

5.67% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ARick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AAshley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

49.2

1.23% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$68,463

6.48% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$349,900

13.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,709

3% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Ridge Wood Heights, FL had a population of 5.09k people with a median age of 49.2 and a median household income of $68,463. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Ridge Wood Heights, FL grew from 4,812 to 5,085, a 5.67% increase and its median household income grew from $64,296 to $68,463, a 6.48% increase.

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None of the households in Ridge Wood Heights, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Ridge Wood Heights, FL was $349,900, and the homeownership rate was 74%.

Most people in Ridge Wood Heights, FL N/A, and the average commute time was 23.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Ridge Wood Heights, FL was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Ridge Wood Heights, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

14.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

759 people

12.3%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

593 people

As of 2023, 14.9% of Ridge Wood Heights, FL residents (759 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ridge Wood Heights, FL was 12.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Ridge Wood Heights, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Ridge Wood Heights, FL employs 2.71k people. The largest industries in Ridge Wood Heights, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (660 people), Retail Trade (318 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (270 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($71,362), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,625), and Public Administration ($68,125).

Employment

Occupations

2.71k

2023 Value

± 418

1 Year growth

± 21.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ridge Wood Heights, FL grew at a rate of 3%, from 2.63k employees to 2.71k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ridge Wood Heights, FL, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ridge Wood Heights, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.71k

2023 Value

± 418

1 Year growth

± 21.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Ridge Wood Heights, FL grew at a rate of 3%, from 2.63k employees to 2.71k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ridge Wood Heights, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (660 people), Retail Trade (318 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (270 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ridge Wood Heights, FL, though some of these residents may live in Ridge Wood Heights, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,917

Median earning men ± $12,132

$41,131

Median earning women ± $11,630

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,176), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,058), and Retail Trade ($54,726).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($92,833), Other Services Except Public Administration ($68,882), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,083).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

Civics

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

N/ARick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

N/AAshley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Ridge Wood Heights, FL was $349,900 in 2023, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $307,800 to $349,900, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Ridge Wood Heights, FL is 74%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Ridge Wood Heights, FL have an average commute time of 23.4 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Ridge Wood Heights, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Property

$349,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,937

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ridge Wood Heights, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ridge Wood Heights, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74%

Homeownership

2023

70.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 74% of the housing units in Ridge Wood Heights, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 71.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Ridge Wood Heights, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Ridge Wood Heights, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,463

Median Household Income

± $10,136

2.46k

Number of Households

± 390

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.46k households in Ridge Wood Heights, FL grew to $68,463 from the previous year's value of $64,296.

The following chart displays the households in Ridge Wood Heights, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ridge Wood Heights, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ridge Wood Heights, FL have a shorter commute time (23.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.27% of the workforce in Ridge Wood Heights, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Ridge Wood Heights, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ridge Wood Heights, FL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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Health

82.5% of the population of Ridge Wood Heights, FL has health coverage, with 30.2% on employee plans, 9.05% on Medicaid, 18.2% on Medicare, 24% on non-group plans, and 1.08% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Sarasota County, FL see 1253 patients per year on average, which represents a 4.93% decrease from the previous year (1318 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1331 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 499 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,253 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Sarasota County, FL

Primary care physicians in Sarasota County, FL see an average of 1,253 patients per year. This represents a 4.93% decrease from the previous year (1,318 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Sarasota County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15% under 18 years, 23.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

17.5%

Uninsured

30.2%

Employer Coverage

9.05%

Medicaid

18.2%

Medicare

24%

Non-Group

1.08%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ridge Wood Heights, FL declined by 18.3% from 21.4% to 17.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ridge Wood Heights, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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